Weiss Emily, Slater Margaret, Garrison Laurie, Drain Natasha, Dolan Emily, Scarlett Janet M, Zawistowski Stephen L
Shelter Research and Development, Community Outreach, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA®), 3201 SW Winding Way, Palm City, FL 34990, USA.
Shelter Research and Development, Community Outreach, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA®), 50 Stone Ridge Drive, Florence, MA 01062, USA.
Animals (Basel). 2014 Jul 8;4(3):409-33. doi: 10.3390/ani4030409.
While the overall trend in euthanasia has been decreasing nationally, large dogs are at a higher risk of euthanasia than other sized dogs in most animal shelters in the United States. We hypothesized one way to increase the lives saved with respect to these large dogs is to keep them home when possible. In order to develop solutions to decrease relinquishment, a survey was developed to learn more about the reasons owners relinquish large dogs. The survey was administered to owners relinquishing their dogs at two large municipal facilities, one in New York City and one in Washington, D.C. There were 157 responses between the two facilities. We found both significant similarities and differences between respondents and their dogs from the two cities. We identified opportunities to potentially support future relinquishers and found that targets for interventions are likely different in each community.
虽然全国范围内安乐死的总体趋势一直在下降，但在美国的大多数动物收容所中，大型犬比其他体型的犬面临更高的安乐死风险。我们推测，增加这些大型犬存活几率的一种方法是尽可能让它们待在家里。为了制定减少弃养的解决方案，我们开展了一项调查，以了解更多主人弃养大型犬的原因。该调查针对在两个大型市政设施（一个在纽约市，一个在华盛顿特区）弃养狗狗的主人进行。两个设施共收到157份回复。我们发现两个城市的受访者及其狗狗之间既有显著的相似之处，也有差异。我们确定了可能支持未来弃养者的机会，并发现每个社区的干预目标可能不同。
